The Cauvery (sometimes written as Kaveri) is one of the major rivers of southern India. It arises from hill streams in the Western Ghats of Kodagu. The temple at Talakaveri is traditionally considered as the point of origin of this river. The Cauvery flows west to east through the South Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu before emptying into the Bay of Bengal near Poompuhar, a historic town.
The Cauvery river is the locus of a water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. That dispute is complicated by, and mirrors, political issues of resentment and one-upmanship between the peoples of the two states.
Kaveri or Cauvery, river, c.475 mi (760 km) long, rising in the Western Ghats, Karnataka state, and flowing SE across a plateau, through Tamil Nadu state, to the Bay of Bengal, S India; the Bhavani and Noyil are its main tributaries.
According to Hindu legend, Vishnumaya, daughter of the god Brahma, was born on earth as the child of a mortal, Kavera Muni.
Nadu to the shrine of Shiva on the RiverKaveri, the rail journey from Kerala to the Bay...
The KaveriRiver basin is estimated to be 27,700 square miles with many tributaries including the Shimsha, the Hemavati River, the Arkavathy River, Honnuhole River, Lakshmana Tirtha River, Kabini River, Bhavani River, the Lokapavani River, the Noyyal River and the Amaravati River.
The Bhavani River joins the Kaveri at the town of Bhavani, where the Sangameshwara Temple, an important pilgrimage spot in southern India, was built at the confluence of the two rivers.
On the banks of the Kaveri is the ancient temple town of Talakad where the holy festival Panchalinga Darshana is held every 12 years and devotees bathe in the KaveriRiver.
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